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![]() ![]() Joseph Heller (1923)As a bombardier with the US Air Force during World War II, American writer Joseph Heller flew 60 combat missions. He drew on his wartime experiences when writing his darkly humorous novel Catch-22 (1961), a satiric commentary on the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. One of the most significant works of postwar protest literature, it was a huge critical success. What did Heller famously reply when asked why he had not written anything else as good as Catch-22? More... Discuss |
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Thank you, Mrs R, and whoever first posted it - it certainly makes you stop and think - or at least it ought to.
I think we used to call this kind of thing 'counting our blessings' but it seems very old hat and out of favour now.
That, of course, doesn't make it any less true; thank you again.
Yes, it is one of those 'count your blessings' sort of things, but not the like the 'eat all your food, don't you realise there are .... ' because it's something we can all relate to.
Maybe they should put stuff like this in certain government offices? ;)
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